Seadrill has ordered two more ultra-deepwater drillships from Samsung of South Korea. The vessels are due for completion in the second and third quarters of 2014.
Total project price per vessel is estimated to be under $600million, which includes a turnkey contract with the yard, project management, drilling and handling tools, spares, capitalized interest, and operations preparations. Seadrill has also a fixed price option to order an additional drillship for delivery in 2014.